In ancient times it was called Ortospanum, and this city served as the capital of the rulers of the Barakzai dynasty. Yakub Khan agreed to withdraw from this city in an 1879 treaty with the British, after which Abdur Rahman was installed as its Amir.  In the 1990s, this city was destroyed in the power struggle between the forces of Gulbuddin Hekmat
In ancient times it was called Ortospanum, and this city served as the capital of the rulers of the Barakzai dynasty. Yakub Khan agreed to withdraw from this city in an 1879 treaty with the British, after which Abdur Rahman was installed as its Amir.  In the 1990s, this city was destroyed in the power struggle between the forces of Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, General Dostum, and Ahmad Shah Massoud. Earlier it experienced a golden age during the rule of Zahir Shah. Babur's expedition to conquer India began from this city, and it was replaced by Kandahar as the de facto capital during the rule of the Taleban. For 10 points, identify this city which currently houses the Presidential palace of Hamid Karzai, the capital of Afghanistan.
In ancient times it was called Ortospanum, and this city served as the capital of the rulers of the Barakzai dynasty.
{Kabul} [accept {Parapamisidae} from {Bactrian Greeks}; accept {Kamboja} from {3rd Century BC Indians}]